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àlà

àlà

Wordàlà
Definitions

Noun

1.land; ground; floor; the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water

2.down or lower part of a height; base

3.an Igbo deity of the earth, morality, and fertility

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Ala ga-eme ka akụmakụ anyị too ma mịa ezi mkpụrụ.

Ala ga-eme ka akụmakụ anyị too ma mịa ezi mkpụrụ.

Ala will make our plants grow and bear good fruit.

Achọrọ m ire ala m.

Achọrọ m ire ala m.

I want to sell my land.

Chinedu kọrọ ihe n'ala ahụ

Chinedu kọrọ ihe n'ala ahụ

Chinedu planted something on that land

Akwa ahụ dị n'ala akpati.

Akwa ahụ dị n'ala akpati.

The dress is at the bottom of the box.

Onye nwe ala nke a?

Onye nwe ala nke a?

Who owns this land?

Ala dị mmiri.

Ala dị mmiri.

The ground is wet.

Ala ga-etigbu gị.

Ala ga-etigbu gị.

The earth goddess will strike you dead.

Ngwere nile makpu àfọ n'ala, onweghị onye ma nke àfọ n'aru

Ngwere nile makpu àfọ n'ala, onweghị onye ma nke àfọ n'aru

All lizards stay on their stomach, no one knows the one with a diarrhea.

òkpúrù

òkpurù

Wordòkpurù
Definitions

Noun

1.under; beneath; the underpart; underneath

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Bọọlụ unu nọ n'okpuru ụgbọala.

Bọọlụ unu nọ n'okpuru ụgbọala.

Your ball is under the car.

Nkịta ahụ nọ n'okpuru osisi

Nkịta ahụ nọ n'okpuru osisi

The dog is under the tree.

Akpụụkwụ m nọ n'okpuru oche.

Akpụụkwụ m nọ n'okpuru oche.

My shoe is under the chair.

Ego m dabara n'okpuru moto.

Ego m dabara n'okpuru moto.

My money fell under the car.

O zoro ya n'okpuru akwa ndina.

O zoro ya n'okpuru akwa ndina.

He hid it under the bed.

Saa okpuru ite ahụ asa.

Saa okpuru ite ahụ asa.

Wash underneath the pot.

O tinyere ego ahụ n'okpuru àkwà ndinà

O tinyere ego ahụ n'okpuru àkwà ndinà

He kept the money under the bed.

Nwaanyị kwesịrị ịnọ n'okpuru di ya.

Nwaanyị kwesịrị ịnọ n'okpuru di ya.

A woman is expected to be under her husband.

Zaa okpuru oche a nke ọma.

Zaa okpuru oche a nke ọma.

Sweep under this chair properly.

Ijenwa anọghị n'okpuru di ya.

Ijenwa anọghị n'okpuru di ya.

Ijenwa is not submissive to her husband.

Ọ nọ n'okpuru onye?

Ọ nọ n'okpuru onye?

Is he under who?

Ọ chọghị ịnọ n'okpuru mmadụ.

Ọ chọghị ịnọ n'okpuru mmadụ.

She does not want to be under somebody.

árá

ara

Wordara
Definitions

Noun

1.madness; the state of having a serious mental illness; insanity

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Ara dị na be ha.

Ara dị na be ha.

Madness runs in their family.

Ara na-eme mmadụ nkwugheri.

Ara na-eme mmadụ nkwugheri.

Madness makes one talk gibberish.

Ara bụ ọrịa.

Ara bụ ọrịa.

Madness is a sickness.

Ara na-awị ya.

Ara na-awị ya.

She is mad.

E nwere ụdị ara dị iche iche.

E nwere ụdị ara dị iche iche.

There are different types of madness.

Ọ kpọrọ m onye ara.

Ọ kpọrọ m onye ara.

He called me a mad man.

Ara ya apụọla ahịa.

Ara ya apụọla ahịa.

Her madness has reached an advanced stage.

Onye na-apụ ara?

Onye na-apụ ara?

Who is running mad?

árá

ara

Wordara
Definitions

Noun

1.breast; the organs on the abdomen of mammals from which nipples protrude

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Ọ na-enyocha ara ya ọnwa ọbụla.

Ọ na-enyocha ara ya ọnwa ọbụla.

She examines her breast every month.

Nnwa rugoro afọ anọ anaghịzị aṅụ ara.

Nnwa rugoro afọ anọ anaghịzị aṅụ ara.

A child of four years no longer sucks breast.

Ụmụ nwaanyị na-enye nwa ara anaghị aṅụ ọgwụ a.

Ụmụ nwaanyị na-enye nwa ara anaghị aṅụ ọgwụ a.

Breast feeding mothers do not take this drug.

Nnwa na-aṅụ ara.

Nnwa na-aṅụ ara.

Baby is sucking breast.

Ara ya pere nnukwu mpe.

Ara ya pere nnukwu mpe.

Her breast is too small

Nkịta ahụ na-enye nwa ya ara.

Nkịta ahụ na-enye nwa ya ara.

The dog is breast feeding its puppy.

Ọnya mere ya n'ara.

Ọnya mere ya n'ara.

She has a sore on the breast.

Ara ya anaghị agba.

Ara ya anaghị agba.

Her breast milk is not flowing.

éwóó

ewōō

Wordewōō
Definitions

Interjection

1.exclamation of sympathy or pity or shock; oh dear; alas; oh

Variationsewō
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Ewoo! Ụzọ adịghị ebe a.

Ewoo! Ụzọ adịghị ebe a.

Alas! There is no road here.

Ewoo! Nkịta a furu ụzọ.

Ewoo! Nkịta a furu ụzọ.

Oh dear! This dog missed it's way.

Ewoo! Gịnị mere gị n'ukwu?

Ewoo! Gịnị mere gị n'ukwu?

Oh dear! What happened to your leg?

Ewoo! Ọ gaghị abịanwuzị taata.

Ewoo! Ọ gaghị abịanwuzị taata.

Alas! He can't come today anymore.

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